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Tesla to halt games on infotainment screens in moving cars

Tesla electric cars are seen at a delivery site in Manchester, England, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Super) Tesla electric cars are seen at a delivery site in Manchester, England, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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Under pressure from U.S. auto safety regulators, Tesla has agreed to stop allowing video games to be played on center touch screens while its vehicles are moving.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the company will send out a software update over the Internet so the function called 鈥淧assenger Play鈥 will be locked and won't work while vehicles are in motion.

The move comes one day after the agency announced it would open a formal investigation into distracted driving concerns about Tesla's video games, some of which could be played while cars are being driven.

An agency spokeswoman says in a statement Thursday that the change came after regulators discussed concerns about the system with Tesla.

The statement says NHTSA regularly talks about infotainment screens with all automakers.

The agency says its investigation of Tesla's feature will continue even with the update.

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